In Erin Andrews’ dance last week, she wore a sheer, nude top giving the appearance of just a few purple speckles to cover her upper lady parts and some sort of a purple looking feather duster for a skirt while her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy went shirtless.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck made a sarcastic remark about Erin Andrews’ clothing saying “In light of what happened and as a legal [matter] — and as inexcusable as it was for that horrific guy to go in and try to peep on her in her hotel room,” Hasselbeck said. “I mean, in some way if I’m him, I’m like, ‘Man! I just could’ve waited 12 weeks and seen this — a little bit less — without the prison time!’”

“The thing that I was most upset about is I felt she was mocking a situation,” Erin Andrews said. “As a mother and a woman, I’m disappointed she went there.”

In slight defense of Elisabeth Hasselbeck, she is paid to give her opinions. After all, the show is called “The View.” Erin Andrews made a choice to appear on a dancing show that often requires contestants to wear sexually alluring costumes and therefore opens herself up to criticism given the nature of her job.

Was Elisabeth’s comment mean? Of course it was.

Is she allowed to have an opinion? Of course she is.

However, I imagine Elisabeth Hasselbeck will think to phrase her words in a much more sensitive manner in the future.

In this publicity image released by ABC, Erin Andrews, right, and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform on the celebrity dance competition series, "Dancing with the Stars," on Monday, April 26, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)

We are in a good position,” Chmerkovskiy said. “We see the light at the end of the tunnel and that should motivate us as we go forward.”

Just six couples remain in the hunt for the Dancing with the Stars title, including sports stars Chad Ochocinco and Evan Lysacek. Evan Lysacek has been the long favored odds winner, but singer Nicole Scherzinger snuck past the leader with her stunning “Pretty Woman” tango and has held the lead ever since.

Erin Andrews has been mostly consistent, but has yet to break into the top spot and is a 12 to 1 favorite for the championship. Interestingly enough, she revealed on Jimmy Kimmel last Monday that her sister is a hip hop dancer.

Erin Andrews will need all the help she can get this week performing one of the more difficult dances, the quickstep. Ochocinco will perform the Vienna waltz and Evan Lysacek will dance to the Argentina tango.

TV personality Erin Andrews poses during the 2009 ESPY awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The 17th annual ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 19 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for ESPY)

The cast of Dancing with the Stars has whittled down, but Erin Andrews is still fighting for a long-shot chance to win the Dancing with the Stars crown.

Erin Andrews bounced back last week with a strong jive and tonight dancers will shake their bon-bons to the samba, Argentine tango and participate in the season’s first group dance tonight with a swing marathon.

Check out the latest odds according to bodog.com. Evan Lysacek leads all contestants with 1 to 1 odds, Erin Andrews is slated as the 12-1 favorite to win.

So what do you think sports fans? Does Erin Andrews have a chance or will Evan Lysacek skate away with the victory?

FILE - This March 15, 2010 file photo shows ESPN reporter Erin Andrews reacting during a news conference on the sentence of her stalker outside the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. An attorney for Erin Andrews said Friday April 2, 2010 the ESPN reporter and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant has been getting death threats. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

It seems the landscape of women in sport journalism is divided into two camps; those who oppose what Erin Andrews represents and those who embrace it.

Maybe embrace is a strong word, but those who are not bothered by Erin Andrews.

One of my favorite blogs, sportsbybrooks.com, pointed out a local sports reporter/weekend anchor in Memphis who made her Erin Andrews stance clear on her twitter account Monday.

@Kristin_Tallent: “Newsflash Erin Andrews, not all women in sports see you as one of their own. I’m nothing like you lady &I never looked at u as a journalist.”

Evan Lysacek again delivered a gold-medal performance. Ochocinco stepped up his game with a hippy rumba. Erin Andrews, for the first time in four weeks of competition, fizzled on a tangled tango.

It was a mostly good night for the sports stars on Dancing with the Stars. Evan Lysacek, a Winter Olympics gold medal figure skater, led the night with 52 out of possible 60 points. The judges added a new judging formula with scores for both the technical and performance elements of dance.

The official results will be announced in tonight’s Dancing With the Stars, but sports stars Erin Andrews, Chad Ochocinco and Evan Lysacek shouldn’t be shaking in their ballet slippers.

According to the online betting website Bodog, Erin Andrews has a 5-1 shot at the title. Ochocinco is a 7-1 favorite and figure-skater Evan Lysacek leads all three sports stars with 2-1 odds.

Technique and skill, however, is only half the fight. Evan Lysacek doesn’t have near the fan base of ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews and Ochocinco. But with women likely making up most of the viewers for Dancing With the Stars, will they vote for the attractive blonde over the charismatic football player?

For the non-dance fans who missed Erin Andrews and Ochocinco on the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars Monday night….here are video highlights of the performances by the sports personalities. And yes, EA beat Ochocinco 21-18 on the first night of judging.

ESPN broadcaster Erin Andrews, left, is seen with her "Dancing with the Stars" partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Wesley Broome)

For some odd reason, I think this season will have more sports fans watching ABC’s Dancing With the Stars than ever before (ahem, Erin Andrews).

And you can count Jacksonville Jaguars WR Mike Sims-Walker ,WR Terrell Owens and Jags RB Maurice Jones-Drew among that crowd of supporters for the unofficial NFL DWTS players club. They were campaigning hard for Chad Ochocinco on their twitter accounts Monday night, the first day of competition on DWTS.

@Jones_Drew32: “On Dancing with the Stars @OGOchoCinco scored 18. He needs your votes to stay in this, go to abc.com and vote!!!!!”

Unfortunately, Ochocinco’s supporters were slightly disappointed considering he was beaten on the scoreboard by ESPN college reporter and Florida alum Erin Andrews.

She scored 21 out of 30 on the first night with her dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy (spell check will do you no favors on that one). Ochocinco scored 18 out of 30 with his partner and two-time winner Cheryl Burke.